Kuykendal Property

The Kuykendal Property is a manganese mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Kuykendal Property  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Hidalgo

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 31.95833, -108.90778

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Kuykendal Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kuykendal Property
Secondary: Black Streak ?


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Material type: MN ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^19.6% Mn


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS, IRREGULAR BODIES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): IN FRACTURE ZONE, SPORADIC MINERALIZATION FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FT.

Comment (Location): LAT/LONG IS FOR CENTER OF SECTION.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8030, 176 P


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